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Areas of Postgraduate Study

Postgraduate studies are a great way to fast track your career.

We offer postgraduate courses in the areas of:

Postgraduate Accounting

Postgraduate accounting student Macquarie offers three forms of postgraduate study in accounting. Our professional accounting and CPA courses provide a pathway for university graduates to acquire qualifications that are fully recognised by CPA Australia and the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia (ICAA). We also offer a Master of Corporate Governance, which is for professionals wanting to undertake a governance and managerial role.

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Postgraduate Actuarial Practice

Postgraduate actuarial studiesActuarial studies can be taken at the postgraduate level through either the Master of Actuarial Practice or the Master of Commerce. Students can undertake postgraduate studies in actuarial and related statistical science together with related areas including finance, economics and the regulation of financial institutions.

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Postgraduate Business Studies

Martin DiesteBusiness studies is a broad area of postgraduate study that can be undertaken as part of several degrees offered within the Faculty. Postgraduate studies in business can lead students to careers in many different industries and positions. Macquarie offers a well rounded and globally focused education to prepare graduates for the highly competitive workplace.

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Postgraduate Applied Finance

Postgraduate applied financeMacquarie University's Master of Applied Finance is the largest program of its kind in the world. In NSW, it is taught in the Sydney CBD by highly experienced practitioners at the Macquarie Applied Finance Centre. The program is portable across teaching locations, assists students preparing for CFA examinations, and allows specialisation in Funds Management, Corporate Finance, Risk Management and Instruments and Valuation.

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Postgraduate Economics

Annick LombardPostgraduate studies in economics gives students with a background in economics or related fields to develop a graduate specialisation in economics. Postgraduate studies offers a wide range of units designed for students to learn the theoretical and applied aspects of modern economics at an advanced level.

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Postgraduate Finance

Master of Corporate GovernancePostgraduate studies in finance gives students the opportunity to specialise in fields such as funds management, corporate finance, risk management and instruments and valuation. Finance can be studied through the Master of Applied Finance which is taught in Sydney's CBD or the Master of Commerce on campus

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Postgraduate Human Resources

Postgraduate human resourcesPostgraduate studies in human resources can be studied as a major in the Master of Commerce as part of a multidisciplinary postgraduate business education. This major explores the management of people, employment relations and change in contemporary workplaces. 

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Postgraduate International Business

Postgraduate international businessPostgraduate studies in International Business is completed through the Master of International Business. This is a modern business degree with a global outlook. It provides the opportunity to acquire contemporary knowledge and skills in core business disciplines with an international focus.

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Postgraduate Marketing

Postgraduate marketingPostgraduate studies in marketing is a management discipline concerned with exchange processes in competitive markets and can be studied through the Master of Commerce. Students will learn to identify the needs and wants of customers, determine potential target markets, design appropriate products and services, communicate this offering to customers and distribute it to the marketplace.

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Postgraduate Corporate Governance

Postgraduate corporate governancePostgraduate studies in corporate governance is completed through the Master of Corporate Governance. First of its kind in Sydney, this degree is structured to provide a foundation in corporate governance, with an emphasis on the theoretical base of governance, accountability and agency for professionals wanting to undertake a governance and managerial role.

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